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UN political chief Rosemary DiCarlo told the Security Council that heightened tensions in the Middle East threaten to destabilize an already volatile political and security environment adding that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is not immune to these tensions. UNIFEED

Hope for two-state solution fading as Israeli-Palestinian violence continues, special coordinator tells Security Council at 8690th meeting.

Nickolay Mladenov, the Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, told the Security Council he is “greatly concerned by the persistent lack of progress towards ending the occupation and realizing a negotiated two-State solution.” UNIFEED

Briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Calling for non-recognition of unagreed changes to pre-1967 borders, Jerusalem, General Assembly adopts five resolutions on Middle East at 37th and 38th plenary meetings.

Calling for non-recognition of unagreed changes to pre-1967 borders, Jerusalem, General Assembly adopts five resolutions on Middle East at 37th and 38th plenary meetings.

The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) said the fiscal cost of the Israeli occupation for the Palestinian people between 2000 and to 2017 is estimated at 47.7 billion USD, three times the size of the Palestinian economy in 2017 and it continues to rise. UNIFEED

Press Briefing by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) on report of Economic cost of the Israeli occupation for the Palestinian People: Fiscal Aspects by Mahmoud Elkhafif, Coordinator of the Assistance to the Palestinian People, UNCTAD.

Informal comments to the media by Karen Pierce, Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the United Nations, on behalf of the European Union members of the Security Council (Belgium, France, Germany, Poland and the United Kingdom) on the situation in The Middle East.

Israeli-Palestinian escalation in Gaza shows urgent need for political progress on Middle East peace process, Special Coordinator tells Security Council at 8669th meeting.